Figurative Language Quiz 6 (30 MCQs)

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1. This type of figurative language compares two things using like or as.
2. Name the figurative language: "my teacher was a wise owl."
3. The phrase "spill the beans" is an example of what type of figurative language?
4. What type of figurative language gives human qualities to a nonliving object?
5. The ocean called my name.
6. The road to my school is thousands of miles long.What type of figurative language is being used?
7. Read the sentence. Which type of figurative language is it?The sun stretched his rays and said hello as he came up over the horizon.
8. Identify a metaphor used in the passage and explain its meaning.
9. The use of words that vividly describe a sound (words mimic sounds) so that readers can clearly "hear" themis called
10. The tree was a statue of ornaments.
11. The snowflakes danced in the air.
12. My tennis shoes stuck out their tongues at my stinky feet after running the mile.
13. Silence your phone so it doesn't beep during the movie.
14. Which word indicates the following sentence is a simile?Time is as cruel as a thief in the night.
15. This compares two, unlike things by using the words "like" or "as"
16. Tell whether the example is a simile or metaphor.He is as bright as a button.
17. Identify the figurative language technique that is used when TWO OR MORE WORDS BEGIN WITH THE SAME SOUND IN A SENTENCE OR A LINE OF POETRY.
18. A(n) ..... is a(n) ..... reference to an idea, person, place, or thing of historical, cultural, political, or literary significance.
19. Words whose sounds suggest their meaning.
20. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight
21. The old tire lost air with a hiss.
22. A figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase is called
23. Which one of these is an example of alliteration??
24. Which one is personification?
25. What technique is being used in the following passage:She swims like a fish.
26. Name the figurative language: "Bees busily buzzed through the blossoms."
27. "This is the BEST day of my life!"
28. A funny exaggeration is called a/an
29. Claims, evidence and research can be included as any one of the forms of creative writing. (TRUE or FALSE?)
30. The restless children were hopping about like kernels in a corn popper.What figure of speech is this an example of?